Nehemiah 5:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.

I consulted with myself

Psalm 4:4

Psalm 27:8

I rebuked

Ye exact usury

I set a great assembly

2 Chronicles 28:9

Matthew 18:17

General references

Exodus 22:25

Bible References

I consulted with myself

Tremble with fear and do not sin! Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! (Selah)

My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O Lord.

I rebuked

"'You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

He told the judges, "Be careful what you do, for you are not judging for men, but for the Lord, who will be with you when you make judicial decisions.

A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the assembly of El; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment.

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

So then from now on we acknowledge no one from an outward human point of view. Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view, now we do not know him in that way any longer.

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he had clearly done wrong.

Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

So communicate these things with the sort of exhortation or rebuke that carries full authority. Don't let anyone look down on you.

Ye exact usury

"If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.

Do not take interest or profit from him, but you must fear your God and your brother must live with you.

This is the nature of the cancellation: Every creditor must remit what he has loaned to another person; he must not force payment from his fellow Israelite, for it is to be recognized as "the Lord's cancellation of debts."

You must not charge interest on a loan to your fellow Israelite, whether on money, food, or anything else that has been loaned with interest.

When you make any kind of loan to your neighbor, you may not go into his house to claim what he is offering as security.

A psalm of David. Lord, who may be a guest in your home? Who may live on your holy hill?

They take bribes within you to shed blood. You engage in usury and charge interest; you extort money from your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the sovereign Lord.

"'This is what the sovereign Lord says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Put away violence and destruction, and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of my people, declares the sovereign Lord.

I set a great assembly

Oded, a prophet of the Lord, was there. He went to meet the army as they arrived in Samaria and said to them: "Look, because the Lord God of your ancestors was angry with Judah he handed them over to you. You have killed them so mercilessly that God has taken notice.

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.

General references

"If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.